Addressing Pharmaceutical Interactions in Clinical Practice
Pharmaceutical interactions are an important consideration in clinical practice. Practitioners should be aware of the ways in which pharmaceutical medications can interact with other medications, preexisting health conditions, food, and...
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Using Circadian Rhythms to Optimize Health
The ongoing stay-at-home orders due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are wreaking havoc with patient’s circadian rhythms, and in turn contributing to other health problems. In the last...
Read MoreChemical compounds in foods can inhibit key COVID-19 enzyme, study finds
Photo Cred: Pixabay/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Chemical compounds in foods or beverages like green tea, muscadine grapes, and dark chocolate can bind to and block the function of a particular...
Read MoreHelping patients navigate the complex world of hemp
Photo Cred: Crystalweed Cannabis/Unsplash By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP As a registered dietitian, I love sharing the power of plants with my patients. Plants are a lifeline to longevity...
Read MoreEarly life risk factors predict higher obesity, cardiometabolic disease risk
Photo Cred: Kristina Paukshtite/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Early life risk factors in the first 1,000 days cumulatively predict higher obesity and cardiometabolic risk in early adolescence, according to new research...
Read MoreCDC issues new guidance on quarantine timeframes
Photo Cred: Alexandre Chambon/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Wednesday new quarantine guidelines for people exposed to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)....
Read MoreSafe ultraviolet light potential to sterilize high-risk COVID-19 environments
By Katherine Shagoury Computational modelling has shown that low dose far-ultraviolet C (UVC) lighting can be used to disinfect in-room air, increasing disinfection rates by 50 to 85 percent compared...
Read MoreEvaluating cough through Traditional Chinese Medicine lens
Photo Cred: Cottonbro/Pexels By Melissa Carr, BSc, DrTCM Coughing in public has gotten a lot more complicated. It doesn’t matter if it’s allergies, a smoker’s hack, or food that went...
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